I like chapter 7 very much.
I like the different perspectives of the events. But i love the journal that is written whilst on the ship as it is a condensed version of a horror story. Almost a story in its own. I just love the way that it starts and then progresses with the initial incident of a person missing. Then there is a use of pathetic fallacy 'fog' to create the eerie mood. The parts that i do like mostly are the mentions of the vampire like figure which the reader can only assume that it is Dracula.
The break away from the Jonathan Harker business has turnt out to be surprisingly good which i like very much as it still has lots to do with Dracula and has been written about in a journal by a person very close to Jonathan, which is Mina.
In Mina's journal in Chapter 7, the last journal, there is a chilling bit about the Lucy girl sleep walking which is a strange thing that adds to the mood of the story. For someone to sleep walk is a slightly un natural thing. It makes me think that it is sort of a body that's doesn't really have control of itself, or like the soul is possessed.
In Chapter 6 on page 65, i think, there is a few references to nature playing like chilling natural music and acting as one to be in a negative manner which reminded me of one of my pieces of writing. Just thought i would mention that link.
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Great! Do we get to read your creative writing? Or at least the bit you mention?
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting that you mention the sleepwalking episode: remember what we talked about in class re the interest in sleep and unconsciousness at this time - the birth of psychology! Stoker is taking advantage of these links between gothic and contemporary interests to hook the reader yet further.